#SA_wildlife

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Murtho near Renmark SA, full story at

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Title; Pangarinda Botanic Garden, Wellington SA….part 1

Dear Reader: There is a beautiful European Goldfinch perched in the top of a Casuarina. Though I came to look at native plants and fauna, this introduced bird is far to pretty to ignore. European Goldfinch A little further along the pathway, I notice a low spreading gum with pale roundish leaves and brilliant red flowers. The tag beneath the tree shows it is a Eucalyptus rhodantha or the Rose…

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Kayeema Conservation Park, Kangaroos, Koalas and a nearby winery

Dear Reader: On entering the forest of eucalypts, native pine and acacias we hear the bellowing grunts of a male Koala. Within a few minutes we find the perpetrator of this solo cacophony hanging upside down in a gum tree. An unusual Koala pose Looking more carefully, we notice a second, smaller animal; probably a female. The story becomes clear as the male rights himself then clambers across…